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Bowie County, Texas

Water Systems
21
Population Served
92,734
Total Violations
4,152
429 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
197.7
Avg Violations per System
10.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
16 systems (76%)
GW
5 systems (24%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
44.4%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bowie Texas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (21)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Texarkana Water Utilities 37,000 26 Clean
Macedonia Eylau MUD 1 11,739 50 Clean
Central Bowie County WSC 9,027 28 Detected
City of New Boston 7,059 50 Detected
City of Wake Village 5,945 38 Clean
City of Redwater 4,356 110 Clean
City of Nash 3,818 39 Detected
Riverbend Water Resources District 3,650 285 Clean
City of Hooks 2,518 38 Detected
Burns Redbank WSC 2,277 22 -
City of Dekalb 1,511 103 -
City of Maud 1,437 57 -
Oak Grove WSC 963 23 -
City of Leary 451 8 -
El Chaparral Mobile Home Park 246 40 -
Day & Zimmermann Lone Star 171 40 -
Woodland Estates 165 869 -
Kelly Creek Landing 141 68 -
Country Paradise Mobile Home & RV Park 104 18 -
Big Creek Landing 96 78 -
Leroys Mobile Home Park 60 2,162 -

Other Counties in Texas

Harris County
1,292 systems · 6,016,117 served · 78,495 violations
Dallas County
37 systems · 3,180,170 served · 2,618 violations
Bexar County
82 systems · 2,376,579 served · 13,955 violations
Tarrant County
113 systems · 2,099,244 served · 10,564 violations
Travis County
138 systems · 1,547,700 served · 7,557 violations
Collin County
35 systems · 1,246,210 served · 1,149 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bowie County? ▼
Bowie County has 4,152 total drinking water violations across 21 water systems, of which 429 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bowie County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bowie County serve approximately 92,734 people through 21 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bowie County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Bowie County, 4 had PFAS detected (44.4% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bowie County? ▼
Water systems in Bowie County use SW (16 systems), GW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 10.3% of Bowie County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.